King Tutankhamun's tomb is at risk of collapsing due to structural integrity issues, and one researcher from the University of Cairo is studying ways to help reinforce it. The tomb, initially discovered by a British archaeologist in 1922,

For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.

The Grand Egyptian Museum will have more than 100,000 artefacts on display, from Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures to pharaoh Khufu’s famed ‘solar boat’.View on euronews

A disaster could strike at any moment, and if the Valley of the Kings is to be preserved, action must be taken before it is too late.”

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

According to research published in Nature's npj Heritage Science journal, Professor Sayed Hemeda of Cairo University's Department of Preservation of Architectural Heritage has identified structural integrity issues that place the tomb at unprecedented risk.

Its construction cost over $1 billion. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)'s most notable feature is the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun. This tomb was discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter. More than 5,500 objects were found inside.